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Departure
Reduce climb power to bring speed back to 127 kt and hold it there.
What happened: Climb speed was 36 kt fast at 163 kt during the climb.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 127 kt in the climb
Arrival
Track the centreline through touchdown using small rudder corrections against a point at the far end of the runway.
What happened: The aircraft touched down off the centreline at 14 m, and drifting off centreline at touchdown usually carries through into the rollout, as it did here with alignment reaching 35 m.
Watch for: Watch runway centreline position, keeping deviation inside the limit through touchdown and rollout.
Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
At the 1,000 ft gate: gear still up and centreline 14.8° off, against a 1° limit.
At the 500 ft gate: centreline 8.4° off, against a 1° limit.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,524 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 249 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Pilatus PC-12 taxied from the parking area to runway 23L at KTYS McGhee Tyson Airport in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 23L, the aircraft accelerated over a takeoff distance of 1,026 m, representing 39 % of the runway length, and lifted off at 108 kt. Ambient conditions were 29 °C with a wind of 6 kt from 66°, a 2 kt crosswind component and a 6 kt tailwind.
The climb commenced 1 mile west of Alcoa, Tennessee, where the airplane rose from 1,684 ft asl to 2,552 ft asl, an increase of 868 ft achieved in 1 minute while covering 4 nm.
A level cruise segment began 1 mile south of Maryville, Tennessee, lasting 2 minutes and extending over 5 nm.
Descent operations started 2 miles west of Walland, Tennessee; altitude decreased from 2,305 ft asl to 1,670 ft asl, a loss of 635 ft in 2 minutes, and the aircraft traversed 3 nm.
A second cruise phase was initiated overhead Walland, lasting 3 minutes and covering 6 nm.
The final approach to the runway, located 4 miles southeast of Walland, involved a descent from 1,278 ft agl to 39 ft agl in 131 seconds, with the aircraft scoring on the stabilisation gates.
During the approach to touchdown, the aircraft descended from 45 ft agl to ground level, a reduction of 45 ft accomplished in 5 seconds.
Touchdown occurred 4 miles southeast of Walland at a speed of 82 kt, with a vertical speed of minus 25 fpm and a ground roll of 248 m. Weather at the time was 26 °C, wind 4 kt from 355°, a 4 kt crosswind and a 1 kt headwind.
The landing rollout continued at the same site, with the aircraft at an altitude of 1,076 ft asl and covering a distance of 370 m before exiting the runway.
The aircraft taxied back to the parking area in less than 1 minute, traveling less than 1 nm.
Overall, the flight covered a total distance of 27 nm, taking 12, and consumed 44 kg of fuel.
Aircraft C750 successfully landed at KCHA Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field) with a score of 97.5%. The final approach was initiated from the southeast, heading 326.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,221 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft touched down before the threshold, which is a common occurrence but still requires attention from the pilots to ensure a smooth touchdown. The touchdown speed of 112 knots was slightly above the recommended speed, indicating that the pilots may have been able to flare the aircraft more effectively to achieve a smoother touchdown. The touchdown rate of -405 feet per minute (fpm) was also hard, suggesting that the pilots may have been able to reduce the rate of descent to achieve a softer touchdown.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 18 feet from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilots' alignment during the final approach. However, the local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 59°F and a wind speed of 1 knot from 270°, resulting in a negligible crosswind and headwind.
The total landing distance of 1,599 feet was 33% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilots were able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and align it with the centerline of the runway. Overall, the landing was successful, but there are areas for improvement, particularly in terms of touchdown speed and rate.
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